Description
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the unique sociocultural and historical systems of oppression that have alienated African-American and other racial minority patients within the mental healthcare system. This text aims to build a novel didactic curriculum addressing racism, justice, and community mental health as these issues intersect clinical practice. Unlike any other resource, this guide moves beyond an exploration of the problem of racism and its detrimental effects, to a practical, solution-oriented discussion of how to understand and approach the mental health consequences with a lens and sensitivity for contemporary justice issues. After establishing the historical context of racism within organized medicine and psychiatry, the text boldly examines contemporary issues, including clinical biases in diagnosis and treatment, addiction and incarceration, and perspectives on providing psychotherapy to racial minorities. The text concludes with chapters covering training and medical education within this sphere, approaches to supporting patients coping with racism and discrimination, and strategies for changing institutional practices in mental healthcare.
Written by thought leaders in the field, Racism and Psychiatry is the only current tool for psychiatrists, psychologists, administrators, educators, medical students, social workers, and all clinicians working to treat patients dealing with issues of racism at the point of mental healthcare.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Origins of Racism in American Medicine and Psychiatry
Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, Danielle R. Hairston, Shadé Miller, Rupinder Legha, and Steven Starks
Chapter 2: The Legacy of Slavery in Thoughts, Emotions, and Behaviors: Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Frame the Impact of Slavery on African Americans
Sannisha K. Dale and Kimberly J. Merren
Chapter 3: Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Mental Health Outcomes
Kellee White and Jourdyn A. Lawrence
Chapter 4: The Intersection of Homelessness, Racism and Mental Illness
Jeffrey Olivet, Marc Dones, and Molly Richard
Chapter 5: Mental Illness, Addiction, and Incarceration: Breaking the Cycle
David Beckmann, Keris Jän Myrick, and Derri Shtasel
Chapter 6: Racism, Black bodies, and Psychodynamic Therapy
Lisa L. Moore and Claire Carswell
Chapter 7: Clinician Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment
Danielle R. Hairston, Tresha A. Gibbs, Shane Shucheng Wong, and Ayana Jordan
Chapter 8: Resilience and Religious Experience
Morgan Medlock and Ezra E. H. Griffith
Chapter 9: Addressing Cultural Mistrust: Strategies for Alliance Building
Ni-Ha T. Trinh, Joey C. Cheung, Esther E. Velásquez, Kiara Alvarez, Christine Crawford, and Margarita Alegría
Chapter 10: Changing Institutional Values and Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce
Stephanie Pinder-Amaker and Kimberlyn Leary
Chapter 11: Medical Education and Racism: Where Have We Been and Where Might We Go?
Derri Shtasel, Andrew D. Carlo, and Ni-Ha T. Trinh
Chapter 12: Racial and Ethnic Minority Mental Health Advocacy: Strategies for Addressing Racism
Chelsi West Ohueri, Virginia A. Brown, and William B. Lawson
Chapter 13: Clinical Toolkit: Providing Psychotherapy in a Contemporary Social Context
Kali D. Cyrus and Asale A. Hubbard
